Children's Favorites

Music for Little People | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 1997)
• Original Release Date: July 8, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music Little People
• ASIN: B00000343Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,143 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative and unique, October 9, 2003

By 

Mary Alice Johnson (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children's Favorites (Audio CD)

This album is different from the other children's albums our family owns, and it inspires the imagination. The songs are grouped in themes and have an authentic sound, with high production value.

The first two tunes are nautical, and "Sailing, Sailing" sounds like a "sea shanty" that pirates are singing. We all enjoy the hoedown feel of the next set, with a rousing rendition of "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain", and "Old Dan Tucker" and "Clementine" are tied together nicely, with a few sobs for darling Clementine.

Our least favorite songs come next, with an off-putting version of "Old King Cole" in which the king does a lot of talking. He talks in "Sing a Song of Sixpence" as well, and when I listen to his haughty voice, I want to lead a revolution to overthrow his monarchy.

The album gets better once you get past the British royalty songs. The steel drums of "Matilda" (not to be confused with "Waltzing Matilda") add a Carribean flair, and "If You're Happy and You Know It" is a lot of fun. The album winds up with a New Orleans/Mardi Gras theme, complete with horns and saxophones, again with more talking in between the songs, but it's pleasing this time. Probably our favorite song on the album is "Shortnin' Bread", which is sung exactly as it should be, Southern-style.

This album comes with all the bells and whistles, in the form of wonderful sound effects. While the selection of songs may not appeal to everyone, we are glad to have something a little different. I haven't been able to determine what our two-year-old thinks of it, but I'm certain most young children would like the upbeat songs. I'm not sure, however, if children would like the grizzled-sounding pirate on "Sailing, Sailing" and that simpering Old King Cole, the ninny. We greatly prefer "Toddler Favorites", which was produced by the same company and has universal appeal.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Songs for children to grow up with, December 27, 2000

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"ohmaddy" (Stamford, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children's Favorites (Audio CD)

This is an excellent collection of songs. It was great to find all MY old favorites in one CD. My 11 month old son actually dances and does hand motions to the music. He cant wait to hear the song "If your happy and you know it", one of his favorites. It is a great CD for him to grow up with.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not our favorite, March 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Children's Favorites (Audio Cassette)

I bought this tape for my daughter, who is 23 months old. I purchased Toddler Favorites and one of the Disney classics at the same time. She prefers the Toddler Favorites to all the others. This tape (Children's Favorites) has an odd musical selection. Some of the songs are unfamiliar and rather outdated. I think we were looking for something a bit more cutesy and upbeat. Still, we do listen to it and a couple of the songs are cute.